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Viasat (United States)

In research, Viasat (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#4,270 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,486 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,708
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,635
of 8,685
Research works
280
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Viasat (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #4,270 of 11,412 23.2%166
Physical SciencesDomain #9,486 of 21,541 22.0%257

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Viasat (United States) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 3.96× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.83× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.55× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Viasat (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, A.E. Williams, W.J. Getsinger and Robert A. Peters lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Viasat (United States).

  1. 1 A.E. Williams United States · #79,873 worldwide 217 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 W.J. Getsinger United States · #594,599 worldwide 72 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Robert A. Peters United States · #959,683 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 J.E. Allnutt United States · #1,063,274 worldwide 42 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Viasat (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Viasat (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, LEO Satellite Constellation, Satellite Communications, Wireless Networks, Security, Resource Allocation and Cybersecurity.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning4▲ 4.0×12 topics
  2. Machine Learning4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  3. LEO Satellite Constellation2▲ 237×1 topic
  4. Satellite Communications2▲ 237×1 topic
  5. Wireless Networks2▲ 42×4 topics
  6. Security2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  7. Resource Allocation2▲ 34×5 topics
  8. Cybersecurity2▲ 23×3 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency1▲ 4.4×4 topics
  10. Fault Diagnosis1▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Healthcare1▲ 3.4×2 topics
  12. Neural Networks1▲ 2.5×4 topics
  13. Congestion Control1▲ 398×1 topic
  14. TCP1▲ 398×1 topic
  15. Cloud Computing1▲ 12×2 topics
  16. Expert Systems1▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Wavelet Analysis1▲ 59×1 topic
  18. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 7.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Viasat (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Satellite Communication Systems, Network Traffic and Congestion Control, Advanced Computational Techniques and Applications and Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning.

Satellite Communication …2Satellite Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksNetwork Traffic and Congestion Control: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Computational Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 1 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 1 fractional worksInternet of Things and AI: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Met…1Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 1 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Data Compression Techniques: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…1Antenna Design and Analysis: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsArtificial IntelligenceAstronomy and Astrophysics2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Network Traffic and Congestion Control Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Computational Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Internet of Things and AI Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Data Compression Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  10. 10 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available9.5%not open90.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Viasat (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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